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Having problems with your HP Pavilion dv1000 Notebook ?

HP Pavilion dv 1000 DVD drive door won't open

\015 I can't get the drive door to open on my HP Pavilion dv 1000 laptop PC, and the light doesn't even turn on anymore. Clicking eject from WinDVD doesn't open it either. I obviously can't reinstall the driver by disc (if that's even the problem.) Do these drives have a history of breaking? Anyone know how to fix this?\015

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